If you're the parent of an intelligent, awake child, you've probably told them - on more than one occasion - "Not now, Dear! Can't you see that I'm busy?" Go on: admit it.

Well, in this book it's Olivia - about 6 years old - who says things like that to her father, who only wants to go for a walk with her. But she just never has the time to spend with him.

A funny, charming book, made with love to be read by children and their parents together. The illustrations are - as far as we know - absolutely unique in children's literature. Painted on cardboard rescued from the street, but with "live" heads, they also include contributions by guest artists and the page numbers are hidden in different places so that your child can look for them.

Suitable for the youngest children who are just beginning to look at books with their parents, it's also suitable for those who are learning their numbers and - due to the fact that it's published in 3 languages - for those who are beginning to learn a new one.

Paperback, 60 pages @ A5 (21cm x 14.8cm), 35 of them in full colour, another 4 in part colour

Price 7€, ALL profits go to 3 good causes

2015 sees the 150th anniversary of the first edition of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. We sent out hundreds of e-mails, created a Facebook page, and spoke to dozens of individuals, asking for contributions to this birthday book, with the theme "What Alice has meant to me". 17 people - aged from 4 to 61 - responded. We have to confess that unfortunately only 3 of them were younger than 21. If we were a famous publishing house, we probably would have been swamped with entries. But who's heard of La Gr@not@?

However, despite the "poor" response, we've ended up with a "rich" little book, because those who did respond did so with talent and generosity. There are 2 photo-shoots, some graphic art, a musical composition, and not a little literature here. And it comes from the heart.

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Another Song For Rachel

ISBN: 978-3-946002-04-8

Paperback, 32 pages @ A5 (21cm x 14.8cm)

Price 6€, ALL profits go to 4 organisations that work for Peace

On the 16th of March, 2003, an Israeli Army bulldozer, built by Caterpillar, a U.S. American firm, to a special design for destroying houses (in contravention of international law), rolled over Rachel Corrie, a Peace activist from the U.S.A., who had gone to Gaza to witness the treatment of Palestinians by the state of Israel and its army. The driver of the bulldozer claims that it was an accident. Eyewitnesses claim that it was intentional. There has never been a full and fair investigation into the event, the Israeli government contenting itself with a blanket exoneration of the driver and accompanying army personnel, while blaming Ms. Corrie for being where she had no business to be. (It was her fault for being crushed to death!)

This slim book contains an essay, an open letter to Ms. Corrie's parents, and 14 poems, supposedly from 14 different points of view (including the bulldozer driver's, the dead young woman's, and that of George W. Bush) regarding this death. Read them with an open mind.